Where does “nondietary” come from?
nondietary (English) comes from English dietary, from Medieval Latin diētārium, from Latin diaeta, from Ancient Greek δίαιτα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
nondietary (English): Not dietary
Definitions
- Not dietary
Ancestry of “nondietary”, step by step
nondietary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dietary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dietary | Of, or relating to diet; Comprising a food... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | diētārium | — |
| 3 | Latin | diaeta | diet, regimen; house, dwelling; diet, assembly |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δίαιτα | way of living, way of life, mode of life,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |